Toy Quotations

My dad worked for different companies that made whiskey for a long time, so we were definitely whiskey drinkers. Growing up, my friends would get toy cars, and I would get swag from whisky companies.

I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric typewriter. I thought that this electric typewriter was about the most fascinating toy in the world - I liked the little bell and the sounds and the feel of the keys and especially the erase key.

Like most people, I was not able to start selling my stories right away. So I had many other jobs along the way to becoming a writer, including toy maker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, and assembly line worker. Eventually, I became an elementary teacher and worked with second and fourth graders.

I can't walk in a toy store in a foreign country without seeing a kid with a minion backpack.

I was told by my mother at the age of five that I was going to be a doctor, and that was the end of the conversation. I was presented with a toy stethoscope and told to learn how to use it.

Taking a child to the toy store is the nearest thing to a death wish parents can have.

As kids, we have all handled shot guns. From there on, there is no transition. It stays in the toy box. The idea is to get the transition and bridge the gap between the toy box and the shooting range.

I do hear from people at my exhibition about seeing these things made from this toy from their childhood, and it brings them back. They'll go and buy a set of Lego from the gift shop because of that nostalgia and seeing it at the art exhibition.

I'm very lazy when it comes to making the original sound. I don't go through amplifiers and different compressors and signal parts. I just grab something, whether its an old guitar or a children's toy that happens to be lying around, and record it straight into the computer.

You want to have a toy and another toy, and that's not maturity. The biggest things in life are not materials.

Eventually I found it had been working all along-but didn't show anything on screen until it had the first full page of text. I inserted 30 new lines, and suddenly my toy said 'hEllO woRlD'. An hour later I understood alphabet shifting rather better!

Robots already perform many functions, from making cars to defusing bombs - or, more menacingly, firing missiles. Children and adults play with toy robots, while vacuum-cleaning robots are sucking up dirt in a growing number of homes and - as evidenced by YouTube videos - entertaining cats.

When I'm writing, I generally toy with an idea until it manifests itself - meaning a phrase or a tune comes into my head and eventually begins to jell. When something hits me, I write it down immediately. I don't wait, or it's gone.

I don't even have a small boat. I don't even have a toy boat in my bathtub. I don't have a biplane, I don't have anything. Those things are toys, and I don't need them to be happy.

I had three toy buckets, and I would put hot water in them because we weren't allowed to sit in the jacuzzi - we weren't old enough - so I would charge people $1, and everyone would line up, and everyone would sit in this disgusting hot water-sand-filled thing, and I would get $1 and go to the snack bar and get an Oreo.

My mother's rules had to do with feminine deportment, so I never played hard enough to break a toy or muddy my dress. My father's rules had to do with never shaming the family by even a hint of scandal, and not providing business rivals with an opportunity to kidnap me or throw acid in my face.

We can move water easily with plastic pipes. We can move shade around with nursery cloth like a tinker toy for animals and plants. Yet we have developed this necessity to grow food with chemical fertiliser because we have forgotten the magic of manure.

I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick up a stick and make a toy out of it. Kids will daydream all the time.

We are pleased with our strong sales performance this quarter. Our U.S.A. comparable toy store sales were up 13 percent for the third quarter and 6 percent for the first nine months.

We've already made contact with people in Louisiana, ... Bring in a new toy or book and we'll see that it gets shipped down there.

We bring large sheet cakes and serve ice cream. Then every child gets to pick a toy from the toy chest,

With the holidays now upon us, everyone throughout our global toy organization is focused on maximizing our performance during this season, ... We have begun to execute our holiday strategies, and we believe consumers are clearly recognizing that we have the widest assortment of toys available.

Writing a check or sending a toy to a child in need is generous, but going to a shelter with your child to deliver that toy will have a much bigger impact.

Moms will probably draw a line on these dolls but they're a good 'allowance' toy for kids on a weekly or monthly budget, ... They're goofy, gross, inexpensive and a classic buy for a 5-year-old boy.

Me and some friends were playing a game. We thought we knew the person in the car that we pulled the toy gun on. That wasn't them. It's something that I'm always going to regret doing.

My flat-out favorite movie of the year was Toy Story 2.

Music is so hot right now. It appeals to both boys and girls of all ages. This holiday season people will have less money in their pockets. They want a toy that will stretch further.

Retail sales were pretty good, considering at the start of the season we were looking at $3 gasoline and were still recovering from the hurricanes. Consumers got out early and responded to early-bird specials, but there wasn't much new. There was no hot toy or hot apparel look.

Phil's leadership, creativity and proven ability to build brands make him the ideal candidate to lead the games piece of our recently consolidated North American toy and game segment. We are thrilled to welcome Phil back into the Hasbro fold leading this very important part of our business.

I would have thought they would have better things to do like saving real animals from cruelty, ... This is a toy that is used to relieve stress, it's meant to be a bit of a giggle.

I didn't get a toy train like the other kids. I got a toy subway instead. You couldn't see anything, but every now and then you'd hear this rumbling noise go by.

CBP officers may have protected the life of a child by making sure that these toy guns did not fall into the stream of commerce and be confused with a real handgun, resulting in tragic consequences.

I hate to subject it to too much analysis, but one thing I have fun with is the rarity of things being shown from an adult's perspective. When Hobbes is a stuffed toy in one panel and alive in the next, I'm juxtaposing the ""grown-up"" version of reality with Calvin's version, and inviting the reader to decide which is truer. Most of the time, the strip is drawn simply from Calvin's perspective, and Hobbes is as real as anyone.

There is a huge amount of toy sales that doesn't come from toy stores. So far, their site still isn't great, but investors are wondering what will happen when they get it right.

We took this old toy store nobody wanted to rent and made it very, very beautiful. Now everything's getting pulled out from underneath us.

We've expanded our toy range, and that has done very well, dumper trucks, tractors, and big cars for kids, some of which are attractively priced, that is, under $1,000, are doing very well.

We thought we knew the person in the car that we pulled the toy gun on.

I wouldn't be surprised if someday some fishermen caught a big shark and cut it open, and there inside was a whole person. Then they cut the person open, and in him is a little baby shark. And in the baby shark there isn't a person, because it would be too small. But there's a little doll or something, like a Johnny Combat little toy guy - something like that.

I would say the toy industry is facing its stiffest competition ever from non-toy categories, and with rapidly advancing technology, I wouldn't say this is a trend that shows any signs of slowing.

I saw a Star Wars double-bill when Empire first opened. I was 4 and I was on vacation in Dublin with my family, ... I was amazed by the Star Destroyer 's entrance and Vader's intro with the stormtroopers seizing the Tantive IV . We went straight to the toy store afterwards and got a Vader and a stormtrooper. I remember gazing at the back of the card wanting all the figures. From that point I was hooked.

Parents and adults just need to use common sense, ... A child doesn't become violent because of the toy they play with, but because of the homes and the environment they live in.

Our philosophy is that we don't think of ourselves as just a toy company but as a consumer entertainment products company. It even says that on our business cards and that's the direction that we're heading in.

Our store should be like CES; it should be like the toy store. Our consumers are willing to try new products.

Our view is that it's now a substantial competitor to everyone else. It's no longer the sort of toy database that you use for relatively small businesses.

Spider-Man 2 will be huge for the toy industry. I expect hundreds of thousands of licensed merchandise (items) to be sold in the first nine months of the year,

...my toy guy is going to have a heart attack if we push that one through...

Most of the items come from toy dealers. One of those dealers is from Atchison. He carries everything and gives me really good prices as well.

You broke your toy and now it doesn't work.

We continue to make very good progress on executing our strategic initiatives. During the quarter we continued our plan to invest heavily in remodeling and enhancing the customer experience in our U.S. toy stores, ... We remain confident that the improvement being made will deliver substantial benefits to Toys 'R' Us beginning with this year's holiday season and will allow us to better grow and enhance our business well into the future.

Were British protesters, armed with little more than a frisbee and a bag of plastic toy soldiers, really in danger of being shot by the US military in Gloucestershire?

We're clear that there is demand in the market for a specialty toy retailer and we're trying to answer that demand.

We finally found the toy in the bottom of the Cracker Jack box. That was it.

We are in the toy business 365 days a year. We have a very good idea of what will be the hot toys this season.

The online toy market is as competitive as they come, ... There are several well-capitalized players and they're all vying for online customers.

The online toy market is as competitive as they come. There are several well-capitalized players and they're all vying for online customers.

Wal-Mart sees banking as an opportunity to give the customer a better deal. That's what Wal-Mart's about. That's why they have demolished the food and toy industries. If it's better for the customers, then that's the way it ought to be.

Toy retailers and manufacturers are trying a different strategy so that they don't keep coming back to the same places. In some instances, it's a strategic decision. Toymakers need to expand their options in order to grow their market share. It's also a way out if Wal-Mart rejects their products.

Toy manufacturers can make these products at a price parents will tolerate even if kids break them.

Toy manufacturers are redefining themselves as family entertainment companies rather than just toymakers,

Toy breeds are very fashionable at the moment, with celebrities such as Paris Hilton unable to leave the house without them, but I am not so sure that the professional judges will take this into account when the winner is announced.

We want to impress many people and develop our toy even better. Even when we are done, we probably won't be satisfied with it.

There are many exciting opportunities surrounding the Rocky franchise, and we are delighted to have found a partner with the toy expertise and passion to create a compelling line of products based on the iconic film stars.

When kids my age were picking up toy cars, I used to buy toy guns. So, I took up the sport more as a recreation than profession.

We don't look at ourselves as a toy company. The toy market, to be frank, is just shrinking.

There has been significant media focus on the sale of our toy business, ... While that is a possibility, our focus remains on running the business. Our U.S. business is profitable and is generating cash.

When I saw the toy piano on one of the pages, that was it!

With "Batman and Robin," I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more "Batman" merchandise than any human being in the world.

With ""Batman and Robin,"" I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more ""Batman"" merchandise than any human being in the world.

We've noticed that over time, it's the classic play patterns that really deliver on the promise that kids want. We saw that last year with Trivial Pursuit, which was the best-selling toy even in its 20th edition.

While we did not want to resort to litigation, we felt that it was imperative that we stop Toy Biz's improper actions.

There is some concern about the ongoing encroachment of video games in the traditional toy and games markets.

What really drives the stock is merchandise sales and that is largely stimulated by theatrical releases. And all my media sources, including those at Toy Fair, were positive about the Fantastic Four movie.

We find that parents are starting to migrate to more of a balance in the toy box.

To him, money was like the toy bank notes in Monopoly: he wanted it, not for what it could buy, but because it was needed to play the game

Within a minute and 15 seconds, according to our tapes, (the officers) had called in to say it was a toy gun and they cleared the call shortly thereafter,

With his extensive experience, knowledge of the toy business and strong industry relationships, we are confident that Greg will deliver dynamic marketing campaigns for Toys 'R' Us that will reinforce the company's position as the toy authority and create a more compelling shopping experience for our customers.

What used to distinguish a toy from an adult product was a child's ability to work it.

Everything about that war seemed so far away, ... The media never really was allowed in. All you'd see were these tiny little bombs like they were hitting toy towns. There was no sense that this was actually a war, that there was a human toll.

As the toy industry defines itself as an industry of family entertainment, there are signs of real significant health and growth.

A toy train layout is never finished. I have built several over the years, and the ones that I have gotten finished, I either sold or gave away.

At the end of the day, the toy business is not a huge part of the Amazon business overall. It's really only something that ramps up during holiday season, and they'll find other companies to help fill the void.

Electronics is where the big toy companies need to be. It's get with the program or fall behind.

Essentially what they did find was a child's toy and some organic material in a bag that turned out to be a cookie. Those two items combined on-screen, they very much appeared to be an (explosive device), and it turned out not to be.

There was a bunch of rockets and stuff, like toy rockets, models and stuff like that.

The toy industry, in cooperation with the CPSC, does a good job of getting items off the store shelves in the event of a recall. But you'll still find a lot of recalled items at thrift stores.

The toy industry has really been flat for the past three years. The tough part for the manufacturers has been the weak economy. Toymakers have struggled with declining profit margins as more and more consumers opted to buy toys on sale.

The toy industry has really been flat for the past three years, ... The tough part for the manufacturers has been the weak economy. Toymakers have struggled with declining profit margins as more and more consumers opted to buy toys on sale.

The toy industry continues to wrestle with the new digital reality of kids' lives. Kids aren't really 'getting older younger,' they're just playing differently than they have in the past. However, despite this shift, it's important to note that toys continue to be one of the top choices for kids when choosing leisure time activities.

The toy category continues to struggle. Our survey shows that this year 33.5 percent of weekend shoppers said they bought toys compared with 37.5 percent last year. The big surprise was electronics, which came in flat with last year at 19.7 percent. One reason for this could be that people simply couldn't find what they were looking for.

The toy category continues to struggle, ... Our survey shows that this year 33.5 percent of weekend shoppers said they bought toys compared with 37.5 percent last year. The big surprise was electronics, which came in flat with last year at 19.7 percent. One reason for this could be that people simply couldn't find what they were looking for.

I see this as buying by speculative dealers, or short-term punters. It's fallen to levels low enough for dealers to toy around with. But we're keeping away from this one.

The way I see it, the toy industry is no longer just about toys per se. I call it the family entertainment business.

The student was disciplined for bringing a toy gun and causing a disruption.

says Koby. ''He took us shopping. On the first day he took us to a big Wal-Mart and he was like a kid in a big toy store. Grabbing a bunch of stuff saying, 'You're going to need this, you're going to need that.' It was funny.

Realistic toy guns put in jeopardy the lives of New Yorkers, especially children and law enforcement personnel. It's a matter we take quite seriously and would want to look into.

A couple of years ago, it was a surprise attack, and they really wiped out Toy R Us with loss-leader pricing, to create a lot of traffic.

So they actually did better than 3.5 percent in the toy industry itself. Clearly they did better than the rest of the industry.

Oil prices are particularly important to toy manufacturers because they impact the cost of resin and plastic used to make toys,

During the course of our strategic review, we redefined our business model and sharpened our competitive position, ... We believe that our new financial partners will help us build on this momentum and we look forward to a successful future as a leading toy and baby products retailer.

A plane is not just a big toy but a useful thing. You can use it for travel, research and of course fun, like sightseeing.